TS16949 quality system certification is an industry quality system requirement announced by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in March 2002. Special Requirements", which is ISO/TS16949 in English, which has now been renamed IATF16949.

   ISO/TS16949:2009 is the technical specification of the international automotive industry, which is based on ISO9001 and added to the technical specification of the automotive industry. This specification is completely consistent with ISO9001:2008, but focuses more on defect prevention and reducing quality fluctuations and waste that are prone to occur in the auto parts supply chain.

 The pertinence and applicability of the ISO/TS16949 standard is very clear. It is only applicable to automobile manufacturers and their direct spare parts manufacturers. That is to say, these manufacturers must be directly related to the production of automobiles, and can carry out processing and manufacturing activities. This activity enables products to add value. At the same time, there are also strict restrictions on the qualifications of the certified company manufacturers. Those units that only have support functions, such as design centers, company headquarters and distribution centers, or those who manufacture equipment and tools for vehicle manufacturers or auto parts manufacturers Manufacturers are not certified. The management of ISO/TS16949:2009 certification is done by 5 major supervisory bodies on behalf of the IATF, which use the same procedural approach to supervise the operation and implementation of the ISO/TS16949 specification to form a standard and fully harmonized operation worldwide. system.

 As one of the two major bases for automobile production, the three major American automobile companies (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) began to adopt QS-9000 as a unified quality management system standard for their suppliers in 1994; at the same time, another production base, the European Special Germany has issued the corresponding quality management system standards, such as VDA6.1, AVSQ94, EAQF and so on. Because American or European auto parts suppliers provide products to major OEMs at the same time, it is required that they must meet both QS-9000 and VDA6.1, resulting in repeated certification by suppliers for different standards , which urgently requires the introduction of a set of international general automotive industry quality system standards to meet the requirements of major vehicle manufacturers at the same time, ISO/TS16949 came into being.

  ISO/TS16949 is a technical specification for the international automotive industry, and its pertinence and applicability are very clear: this specification is only applicable to automobile OEMs and their direct parts manufacturers. These manufacturers must be directly related to the production of automobiles, able to carry out processing and manufacturing activities, and through such activities to add value to the products. There are strict restrictions on the qualification of certified companies and manufacturers. Those units that only have support functions, such as design centers, corporate headquarters and distribution centers, cannot independently obtain ISO/TS16949 certification.

What are the benefits of passing TS16949 quality system certification

⒈Explore the market: ISO/TS16949:2002, as a sign of quality assurance, helps enterprises gain the trust of customers and gain a broader market space.

⒉ Improve customer satisfaction: through the implementation of ISO/TS16949:2002, pay attention to and meet customer requirements to improve customer satisfaction

⒊Cost reduction and efficiency increase: continue to pay attention to the company's operational performance and improve process performance indicators to achieve cost reduction and efficiency increase

⒋ Improve product and delivery quality: use systematic development and improvement methods to ensure product quality and delivery performance

5. Promote the improvement of product and process quality.

6. Combine the best experience in the global auto kingdom.

7. Increase the confidence of global suppliers.

8. Ensure the global consistency of the quality system of the supplier/sub-supplier service in the supply chain.

9. Reduce variation and waste, and improve production efficiency overall.

10. Reduce the number of second-party audits.

11. Eliminate the requirement for repeated third-party audits.

12. Provide a common platform for quality system needs worldwide.